Sectjbiwa device fob vehicles



April 10, 1928. Re, 16927 J. H. ROSENCRANS S'EGURING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES Original Filed Feb 27, 1922 vwmoz rfo/zn/i Rosencmrzs Reissued Apr. 10, 1928.

a 16,921 M NITED FFPA'LYTNT JOHN H. ROSENCRANS, creation; MICHIGAN, nssren'on SMITH, or'nnrnorr, MICHIGAN.

SECURING nnvIoE FQR- VEHICLES.

ori inarne. 1,495,442,-= datedMay 27;-1924, Serial NONE-39,344, filed Feb'ruary27, 1'9

"reissue filed Januaryee; 1925. I Serial' No; 4,974.

This invention relates generally to"devic'es for -securing merchandise to suitable supports and refers more particularly-to "devices '"for holding vehi'cles 'during shipment in freight cars and the like. i I

Oneof the essential-objects of the: invention iis :tO 'PIOddO'EIH anchorage imember for holding merchandise and more particularly a vehicle, upon a suitable supportsuch asthe floor of a carrier, the normal position of'said anchorage memberbeingmaintainedby a springwhich'may yield tosome extent responsive-to shocks,=j'ars and vibrations experienced 'by the carrier in transit, thus avoiding unduestrains either'upon the anchorage member or the engagedpart'of the vehicle.

A further "object of the invention is to provide a holding down-"device for vehicle's or other merchandise) in transit, which device whennot in use will, of its ownwveight,

assume a stored position substantially" be- "neath'thefloor of the carriensoas toleave the floor of the latter substantially clear.

Inthe drawings; i i Figure l is a viewin side elevation sho'wing itheiinproved anchorage Inern'be'r engaged with a vehicle wheel, the floor-"to which s'aidmember is secured being sectionally illustrated; r

Figure" 2 is a sectional-"view of the same taken upon line 2-2 of Figure 1, and indicating in dash lines the stored position of the anchorage member;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the padding means which is engaged with the anchorage member to pre vent damage to the finish of the engaged vehicle wheel.

Figure 4 is a view of the hook portion of the anchorage member swung to a raised po- I sition to allow clearance room for the vehicle wheel to be engaged.

In these views, the reference character A designates a vertical stem terminating at its upper end in a hook B engaged with the folly C of a vehicle wheel. The spokes and tire of said Wheel are indicated respectively at C and C Said stem as shown passes through the floor D of the car, truck or other carrier in which the vehicle is being shipped, and is engaged below said floor by a coiled spring E urging said stem downwardly through engagement with a nut F having "an aperture gage said hook withthe Wheel.

22. ab iic'atibi m adjustable upon the' lower end iof "saicl 'stem.

:in rigid "relation: with said stem in use "by the pin- H. then the described device is not ln'use 1t occupies the POsltiOII'SllOWII in ."dash f-linesin F igure 2, being" almost entirely :out

of the way below the fioorkDythe latter -J torreceive'thepoint of the hook B.

The spring accomplishes the "double function of allowing a; .VGl'tlCal adjustment ofthe stern A to adaptthe same'for engagement with different sized wheelsyiand' said spring-further allows a limitedyertical play to the engaged wheel so as" to permitthevehicle to'respond to some extent to shocks,

jars, and vibration,': absorbing such stresses to some extent and preventing breakage or damage to either the-vehicle or 'anehorage member, such as might result from unyieldlng reslstance to such 'st'r'esse's. By pivoting or oNE-H LF TO JAMEsw.

the hook B upon the 's'temAitis :not-necessary to shift the Vehicle laterally 'to "envehicle may be shifted" to the position shown in'the drawingfli'n which'each wheel is' close adjacent; the stem A'of the corresponding anchorage memb'er; an'd th'e hdoks B may be thrown down iontl1ei'rpivots'G"to engage the fellies-"of the -wheels; and 'the pi'nsr I-I may then be inserted to maintain the hooks rigid with their stems. 1

In Figure 3 there is disclosed member I engaged with the hook B to protect the felly of the wheel from abrasion by said hook, said padding member as shown having the nature of a strip of fabric spirally' Wound upon the hook member to the cle sired thickness.

It is to be understood that the described anchorage member need not necessarily be secured to the floor of a carrier as the construction will be equally operative if said member is engaged with a wall, roof or any rigid element arranged within or upon, or forming a part of the carrier. The device may also be used upon other supports such as shelves, tops of desks and other pieces of furniture for holding miscellaneous articles of merchandise such as typewriters, adding machines, etc. i

The described device is one that may b very easily applied to hold a vehicle or other a padding 1 Instead the merchandise. in a substantially fixed position upon a support, and said device may be released from the merchandise with equal facility. It is to be observed that no -tools are required either to engage the device with or disengage the same from the merchandise,

nipulation is necessary after detachment of the device from an engaged merchandise to shift the device to its. stored position, said device dropping of its own Weight to. said position when released. In the stored position only a smallportionof the anchorage member is exposed above'the' support and thus the device offers no appreciable obstacle to the use of the carrier for purposes not requiring the anchorage member.

- What I claim as myinve'ntion is:

1. The combination with an. article of merchandise, of a support therefor having spaced'openings therethrough, a stem extending through one of said openings, a hook carried by said stem, and yieldable means engaging said stem below saidsupport and normally retaining said hook in engagement with said article of merchan- 'dise said yieldable means being adapted .to cause said hook to engage the other opening in said support whensaid hook is ,removed from said support. I

2. The combination with, an article of merchandise, of a support therefor having adjacent apertures, of means for holding the merchandise on the support including a stem extending through one of the apertures, an abutment on the stem a hook carried by the stem having a depending portion engageable with the other of said apertures when not in use, and yieldable means between the abutment and support for holding the hook in engagement with the article of merchandise. l

.3. The combination with a substantial horizontal platform and a vehicle supported thereon, of means for holding the vehicle upon the platform including a stem extending through said platform, a hook engage-- able with the vehicle pivoted to said stem, means for detachably holding said hook in an adjusted position, and yieldable means surrounding said stem below said platform the stem for 'detachably fornormally retaining said hook in engagement with said vehicle. a

5. The combination with a substantial horizontal platform and a vehicle supported thereon, of means for holding the vehicle upon the platform including a stem extending through said platform, a hook adjustably -mounted upon said stem, yieldable means surrounding said stem below said support for normally retaining said hook in' engagement with said vehicle, and a removable member for retaining said hook in a predetermined position with respect tosaid stem. v V In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN H. ROSENCRANS. 

